By Mikayla van Loon
Lilydale’s first annual Street Fair came to town on Saturday 3 December exceeding all expectations for the better and leaving organisers so appreciative of the community involvement.
Lead organiser Bec Rosel said she has been on “cloud nine” since the weekend’s event, overjoyed with how people responded so positively to the two-years in the making event.
“It was unbelievable. It went really, really well and it exceeded all expectations. We’re all really thrilled about it,” she said.
Citing the parade kick off as the highlight of the day, Bec said “I would really love the Lilydale Street Fair to be known its parade and to grow on this because we don’t see parades much these days.”
Although unsure how many people in total attended, Bec said there were at least a couple of thousand people all throughout the day from all demographics, young and old.
“I’ve never seen the town like that, it was just absolutely buzzing and it was such a great location to have it,” she said.
Having received feedback from those in attendance, from stallholders and performers, Bec said people are already looking forward to next year and she hopes it will grow in size.
So grateful to have had the support from the Lilydale Township Action Group and Yarra Ranges Council, Bec said all the hard work paid off.
“All the hard work and the years that have gone into this, it’s so worth it. It’s so worth it to see people happy.
“A massive thanks needs to go to our really small but passionate team of volunteers who have given their time. Everyone’s super busy but they all seem to find time and make time to do these things for the benefit of others.
All of our participants who were involved, whether they be on stage or in a parade, or stall holders, they’ve all given their time and their talents and their knowledge to us for free which we really appreciate.”
